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Greetings!
The following report is from the Thursday, May 12 Committee Meetings of the Orleans Parish School Board.
The actions undertaken by Committees constitute recommendations to the full Board and are not final until action is taken by the full Board. The next meeting of the full Board is currently scheduled for Tuesday, May 17.
***This email is created by Ken Ducote and Rose Drill-Peterson on behalf of the Eastbank Collaborative of Charter Schools and is not an official correspondence from the Orleans Parish School Board***
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Discussion Items
Swing Space
- Received an update from project managers on installation of modulars in temporary locations to house Audubon during renovations at the school's Broadway St. campus and Harte during construction of new school on its permanent campus.
Demolition Bids
Surplus Property Sales
- Received a report from CFO Stan Smith on the surplus property auctions of July 29, 2010; September 23, 2010; and April 28, 2011.
- The three auctions resulted in net revenues of $7,346,000 from the sale of nine properties.
Real Estate Appraisal Services
- Received a report from the Administration on the results of the Request for Proposals
Reports
Capital Projects Report
- Received a report from COO Herman Taitt on the status of OPSB construction projects through April 2011.
- The report will soon be posted on the website www.rebuildingnolaschools.com.
Groundskeeping
- Requested from Administration a check of the groundskeeping of vacant properties.
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| LEGAL AND LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEE |
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Action Items
Resolutions
The following resolutions were forwarded to the full Board with recommendations for approval
- Agreed to oppose "Letter-Grade Labeling of Schools" by the State under new accountability standards, especially for schools that have met growth targets under previous criteria.
- Agreed to oppose merger of UNO and SUNO.
- Agreed to support HB 112 - Mandatory Anti-Bullying Bill.
- Agreed to modified or conditional support for proposals by the Coalition for Louisiana Public Education.
Charter School Operating Agreements
The following items were forwarded to the full Board with recommendations for approval
- Agreed to support the proposed Type 4 Charter Operating Agreement.
- Accepted Administration's recommended deadline of June 1, 2011, for the signing of Type 1, Type 3, and Type 4 Charter Operating Agreements and Leases.
Executive Session
The following items were discussed in Executive Session; no action was taken
- OPSB governance litigation with State;
- Settlement recommendations in two personal injury lawsuits; and
- Superintendent's evaluation.
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Discussion Items
Priestley School
- Received a proposal from Superintendent Kilbert on closing and reorganizing Priestley School.
Reduction in Force
- Received a report from Administration that ARRA expiration will cause the RIF of 37 positions, Priestley's closing another 23 positions, and Title I and IDEA funding cuts several other positions.
Action Items
The following items were forwarded to full Board with recommendations for approval
Textbook Adoption
- Agreed to support new textbook adoptions for K-12 Science and for 9th Grade College and Career Readiness.
Type 4 Charters
- Agreed to support Superintendent's recommendation for OPSB to make application for a new Type 4 charter.
Reports
COMSTAT Report
- Received report from Superintendent.
- Announced June 4 Culminating Celebration for HIPPY program and praised parents for high levels of participation in its activities.
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Discussion Items
E530 - Disadvantaged Business Enterprises
- Administration will have a draft of new policy for review and first reading at next meeting.
D415 - Sales of Buildings and Land
- Administration distributed proposed amendments to current policy to allow OPSB to take advantage of recent changes in State law and to dedicate the proceeds of property sales to the Capital Budget.
D429 - Bids and Quotations
- Administration explained interrelation between Policy D429 and Policy D428.
KF1000 - Use of School Facilities
- General Counsel presented a new draft following discussions with charters.
- Board members and Administration opined that smoking should be prohibited from all OPSB property.
- Discussion was held on issues related to alcohol on school grounds.
Enrollment Policy Issues
- Requested Administration to study the requirements for guardianship documentation.
- Requested Administration to study if schools are denying enrollment to students lacking Social Security cards.
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| BUDGET AND FINANCE COMMITTEE |
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Reports
Monthly Financial Report (FY through April 30. 2011)
- Received report from Administration
- Ad valorem tax revenues - encouraging
- Sales & use tax revenues - ahead of last year
- State revenue sharing - under projections
- Investment income - higher than budgeted
- Technology reimbursements - ahead of projections
- Charter fee - 2% deducted from payments to charters
- Indirect costs revenues - ahead of projections
- Expenditures - no problems seen
Enrollments and budgetary impact
- Received a report from the Administration on the enrollments and budgets of OPSB's four direct-run schools.
- Superintendent stressed the challenges of making conclusions and decisions based solely on budget numbers without considering impact on school performance. Some decisions that appear to be fiscally prudent on the surface are really counterproductive to program success.
- Report also showed the high impact of transportation costs on school budgets and how the distance students reside away from a school affects the allocation of resources at the school.
Federal funds for FY 2012 and current year allocations
- Received information from the Administration based upon allocation of federal funds received earlier in the day so information is very preliminary:
- IDEA - significant reductions due to end of ARRA and other reductions will significantly cut services across-the-board, including both direct-run and charter schools.
- Title I - significant reductions expected.
Action Items
The following items were forwarded to the full Board with recommendations to approve
- Budget Timeline for FY2012
- Real Estate Appraisal Services - RFP Results
- Purchasing Items
- Demolition of Alice Harte School
- Demolition of Central Services Warehouse
- Site Remediation at Phillips and Waters Schools
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